Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 5AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
390
456
456
492
542
470
551
551
576
504
1198
1338
1363
1572
1830
1753
1528
1281
1047
919
774
644
593
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
N
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26PM1.83m
11:36AM1.66m
00:12AM1.78m
12:24PM1.61m
1:00AM1.75m
1:17PM1.59m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.54m
5:50PM0.44m
6:29AM0.57m
6:37PM0.48m
7:20AM0.58m
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
3
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
15
16
19
18
16
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
16
13
14
16
14
12
9
10
10
10
11
12
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
Energy kJ
392
390
456
456
12
12
470
551
551
576
504
1198
1338
1363
1572
1830
1753
1528
1281
1047
919
774
644
593
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.7
NE
13
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
2
13
13
12
11
11
11
171
179
107
69
55
40
9
9
27
12
7
9
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.9
NE
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
3
295
11
9
9
9
4
9
9
9
2
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
492
542
52
101
188
206
93
50
52
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
193
82
37
171
264
467
469
469
469
109
0
0
0
0
14
0
37
3
3
3
3
3
14
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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